I applaud strong government, but not overweening government sustained by cronies, ciphers and a personality cult.

Consensus is the negation of leadership.

Communist regimes were not some unfortunate aberration, some historical deviation from a socialist ideal. They were the ultimate expression, unconstrained by democratic and electoral pressures, of what socialism is all about. ... In short, the state [is] everything and the individual nothing.

No Western nation has to build a wall round itself to keep its people in.

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost important thing of all is to devbote enoughh time and care to their needs and problems.

I started out in life with two great advantages: No money and good parents.